THEOPHRASTUS 



o) 'x^pMvrat, 7rpo9 Ta<; KOVia<i. tovto 5' icrrlv olov 

 7r\aKovvTM8€<; tl /xaXaKov iiriiTvppov. €tc Se 

 /caiy Tov (pXeco kuc rou ^ovto/jlov to fiev drfkv 

 aKaprrov, %/9r;o-t/i,oz^ he irpo^ ra irXoKava, to Sk 

 dppev axp^lov. 



Tlepl he T?}9 cKp,r]<i koX p,r}vdv6ov^ koX tov ittvov 

 crKeiTTeov. 



^IhicoTaTov Se tovtwv iaTlv rj TV(f)7j Kol tm 

 d<pvWov elvai, /cal tm p,7] TrdXvppL^ov Toi<i ci.Xkoi'i 

 OfiOLCO^' iirel TaWa oux ^ttov et? to. /caret) ttjv 

 op/jbrjv e'xei koI Tr]p Svvafiiv fidXiaTa he to 

 Kvireipov, Mcnrep kclI 97 dypa)(TTi<i, 81 o Koi Bv(t(o- 

 XeOpa Kol TavTa koi 6\o)<; dirav to <yevo<i to toiov- 

 Tov. 1) Be pL^a TOV KVireipov iroXv rt tmv dWwv 

 TrapaWuTTei Trj dva>/j,dX(,a, tw to fxev elvai Tra^v 

 Ti KoX aapKcoBe^ avTrj<; to he XerrTov kol ^vXwBe^' 

 KoX Tfj ^XaaTrjcret kuI ttj yeveaer (pveTai yap 

 o-TTO TOV 7rpefj,v(jo8ov<; eTepa XeirTrj KUTa irXdytov, 

 eiT ev TavTT] avvicFTaTat ttciXiv to crapKc!)8€<i, ev m 

 KoX pXaaTO<^ d(j)' ov 6 KavX6<;- d<^Lr]cn Se Kul 

 et? ^d0o<i TOV avTov TpoTTOV pc^a<i, Si' /cal TrdvTOJV 

 pbdXtGTa hvcrdoXedpov Kal epyov i^eXeiv. 



(%X^^ov Be irapairX'qaioi'i cfiveTai rj dyp(0(TTi<; e'/c 

 TMV yovdTwv al yap pl^ac yovaT(oBei<;, e^ e«a- 

 aTOV S* d^irjcriv dvco ^XacTTOV Kal KdTcodev 

 pi^av. Q)(TavTO)<; Be /cal r) aKavOa rj d/cav(oBT]<;, 

 dXX^ ov KaXa/jb(oBi]<i ovBe yovaTOiBrj^; r] pl^a Tav- 



^ Kovias : ? Kovtdffiis (plastering), a conjecture mentioned 

 by Sch. 



364 



